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In short: US companies can apply for #mining rights in international waters, essentially bypassing international environmental regulations and protections meant to safeguard the ocean. This is a huge step towards the industrial #exploitation of the #DeepSea, which remains one of the last pristine frontiers on Earth.

And it’s not just a legal technicality, this is an environmental disaster in the making!

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Photo of massive green machine being released into the ocean 

While the world debates industrial fishing and offshore wind farms, a new corporate threat is creeping into the ocean. 

One that could strip-mine the seabed under the guise of 'green technology'


"They have come together with a single mission statement: to make humans aquatic."

Lisa Bachelor for The Guardian: https://longreads.com/2025/02/04/a-flooded-quarry-a-mysterious-millionaire-and-the-dream-of-a-new-atlantis/

#Longreads #Journalism #Wales #Sea #DeepSea #Ocean #Underwater #Research #Future
Headline: A Flooded Quarry, a Mysterious Millionaire and the Dream of a New Atlantis 

Tagline: Lisa Bachelor for The Guardian

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